Bitcoin hard fork
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Bitcoin hard fork
A change in the Bitcoin protocol that all miners and validators must implement. Hard forks are major changes. Contrast with "soft fork," which is an upgraded system that is compatible with the older one. For example, Segregated Witness (SegWit) and Taproot are soft forks of Bitcoin. See SegWit, Taproot and crypto glossary.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.